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Webster 1913 Edition
Wholesale
Whole′saleˊ
,Noun.
Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.
By wholesale
, in the mass; in large quantities; without distinction or discrimination.
Some, from vanity or envy, despise a valuable book, and throw contempt upon it
by wholesale
. I. Watts.
Whole′saleˊ
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers;
as, a
. wholesale
merchant; the wholesale
price2.
Extensive and indiscriminate;
“A time for wholesale trust.” as,
. wholesale
slaughterMrs. Humphry Ward.
Webster 1828 Edition
Wholesale
WHOLESALE
,Noun.
1.
Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity; as distinguished from retail. Some traders sell either by wholesale or retail.2.
The whole mass.Some from vanity or envy, despise a valuable book, and throw contempt upon it by wholesale.
WHOLESALE
,Adj.
1.
Buying and selling by the piece or quantity; as a wholesale merchant or dealer.2.
Pertaining to the trade by the piece or quantity; as the wholesale price.Definition 2024
wholesale
wholesale
English
Noun
wholesale (countable and uncountable, plural wholesales)
Synonyms
- bulk supply
Derived terms
See also
Translations
sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants
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Adjective
wholesale (comparative more wholesale, superlative most wholesale)
- Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.
- Extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket.
- The bombing resulted in wholesale destruction.
Translations
of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity
Adverb
wholesale (comparative more wholesale, superlative most wholesale)
- In bulk or large quantity.
- Indiscriminately.
Translations
in bulk or large quantity
Verb
wholesale (third-person singular simple present wholesales, present participle wholesaling, simple past and past participle wholesaled)
- To sell at wholesale.